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Scotland Triumph and trepidation infuse return to World Cup
Scotland is leaning into one of its most treasured traditions: embracing the hope and anxiety of a football World Cup, with a healthy dose of self-deprecating style.
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June 13, 2026
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Violence in Belfast and Southampton has stirred fear and racism throughout the country as police struggle to get a grip on mobs Has unrest become the new normal?
As the people of Glengormley, on the northern edge of Belfast, tidied up and prepared for more violence in the midst of what has been described as a modern-day pogrom, a court 500 miles away in Southampton started to deal with its own outbreak of thuggery.
6 min |
June 13, 2026
The Guardian
Pure visual joy Hockney changed the world just by looking at it
David Hockney changed the world just by looking at it. His art was a feast of unabashed visual pleasure, one long orgy of the gaze, the delighted lifelong epiphany of someone who cherished flowers in a vase and freeways in the sun and thought endlessly about new ways of capturing such passing treasures.
4 min |
June 13, 2026
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'Beware a vacuum' Why paramilitaries in Belfast decided not to stop the violence
As racist rioting unfolded in Northern Ireland this week, there was a striking dissonance behind the mobs and flames.
4 min |
June 13, 2026
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Playing on enemy soil The tug of war facing Iran’s World Cup squad in the US
Iran will present a full-on challenge to Fifa’s “football unites the world” slogan next week by becoming the first country in World Cup history to compete on the soil of a host nation with which it is at war.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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Betfair owner delists from London market
The gambling group that owns Paddy Power and Betfair is to scrap its listing on the London Stock Exchange, in another blow for Britain’s shrinking stock market.
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June 13, 2026
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The World Cup bonus What late opening hours could mean for pubs and drinkers
Keir Starmer may have imagined a national morale-boosting programme when his government told hospitality venues that they could stay open until 2am on some World Cup match days, to allow for the time difference with the US, Mexico and Canada, the tournament’s co-hosts, which means many England and Scotland games kick off at night.
4 min |
June 13, 2026
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The bee crisis Hidden health costs of world’s disappearing pollinators
There are few ways in and out of Nepal’s Jumla district. The Karnali highway, one of the world’s most dangerous roads, provides the only land link, splicing through the Himalayas to connect Jumla’s terraced valleys to the rest of the country.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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$960 for Keaton nail clippers? The boom in selling off dead celebrities' personal items
From Diane Keaton’s bowler hats and polka dot scarfs, to Gene Hackman’s used paint brushes, to Terence Stamp’s love letters from Jean Shrimpton and even Matthew Perry’s black leather wallet (his credit cards still inside), fans are being offered - for a price - increasingly personal items from the estates of dead celebrities.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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Trees may not store as much carbon as thought
Trees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a new study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth.
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June 13, 2026
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Capital gains tax More people have to pay, so here's what you need to know
The Treasury haul from CGT jumped 77% to £24bn in the last tax year as allowances were slashed.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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Bizarre-looking goblin sharks seen alive in natural habitat for first time
Rare and eccentric-looking goblin sharks have been seen alive in their deep ocean habitat for the first time.
1 min |
June 13, 2026
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Travel insurance Don't let a health condition derail your holiday plans
A medical issue can send quotes for cover spiralling. But it is vital to have when visiting some countries. Tara Evans reports
4 min |
June 13, 2026
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‘Hot professor look’: stars from Brad Pitt to Daniel Craig lead metal aviator glasses trend
Brad Pitt is no doubt used to people looking at him. But this week that gaze was distracted thanks to a new fashion choice: aviator-style glasses, which he wore to watch the tennis at the French Open.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
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US trades counter-claims with Iran as prospect of peace remains uncertain
Prospects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain yesterday amid a chaotic series of claims and counter-claims by Donald Trump and Iranian officials about the negotiations.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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‘Slaughter of lambs’ Legacy of one child brutality lingers on
Ever since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, women’s bodies have been the business of the state.
4 min |
June 13, 2026
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Sick of subtle? Riotous show says please do touch the art
In a great scene in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1964 film Bande à Part, the young protagonists run through the Louvre, leaving puzzled art lovers and angry guards in their wake.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
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Dance review Mesmerising moments in a homecoming
So Are We: Leon and Lightfoot Royal Opera House, London ★★★★☆
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June 13, 2026
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Birdwatchers rush to Wales as tropical heron spotted in UK for first time
It is a tropical bird typically encountered between west Africa and India, but last week a western reef heron arrived in north Wales in what is believed to be the first ever sighting in the UK.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
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British economy shrinks 0.1% as Iran war energy shock takes toll
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in April as the conflict in the Middle East began to take its toll on growth, official figures show.
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June 13, 2026
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‘I feel so celebrated’ Jessie J joins western pop stars tuning in to China's music scene
One week after announcing that she was “cancer free”, the British pop star Jessie J did what any recovering patient would do and travelled thousands of miles across the world to perform for an audience of more than a billion people.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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David Hockney, one of UK's most important and radical artists, dies aged 88
David Hockney, the British painter who cast a revolutionary gaze across 20th-century art, has died aged 88.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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To ban or not to ban? Young people take nuanced view of apps
Nine in 10 parents in the UK support an under-16 social media ban, but the feeling among the children it would affect is more mixed.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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Gifted and kind The making of England star Declan Rice
Three years ago Declan Rice was the star guest at a Soho House event about effective leadership.
7 min |
June 13, 2026
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Stars turn basketball finals into ultimate fashion front row
The World Cup has kicked off but the focus of Americans is more on a different sport - basketball.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
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Under-16s to be banned from ‘high-risk’ apps under clampdown on social media
Children under 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps, while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions under a government crackdown to be announced next week.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
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Music review Forget the gossip and rejoice in the tunes
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo ★★★★☆
2 min |
June 13, 2026
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Swiss referendum to decide on capping population at 10 million
A national ballot on an unprecedented far-right proposal to limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million concludes tomorrow, amid warnings of devastating consequences for the country’s economy.
1 min |
June 13, 2026
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'Passion, light, heat and libido' Fellow creators pay tribute to a ‘mythical’ icon
Rachel Whiteread ‘I think about him every time I go swimming’
3 min |
June 13, 2026
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When the music stops Smaller festivals felled by rising costs
Hosting Scotland’s first Womad festival seemed like an easy sell for Glasgow, the country’s gig capital and self-proclaimed “dynamic global hub for music lovers”.
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